The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Klb on March 11, 2013, 11:24:39 am
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Where would best place be, for finding a couple of orphan lambs?, don't know any local sheep farmers, only cattle.
Our boys off to slaughter this week, which we brought as older sheep, this time looking for a more meaty /modern sheep which my children can help/ learn bottle to table process.
Any ideas and webites welcome, I'm in the somerset area.
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Try the lamb bank- www.lambbank.co.uk (http://www.lambbank.co.uk)
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Depending on which bit of Somerset... Exmoor Farm Services at Kentisbury may know of member farmers who have spare lambs. And if you're near the Devon border, DASH members may be able to help; I think someone said they have their own lambbank?
Otherwise ask in your local animal health / agricultural supplies store for suggestions.
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Lamb bank, haven't heard if that before, will take a look right away. Thank you.
Somerset mendip area ( very edge) Glastonbury area.
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Have you tried your local agri merchants? I was at ours last week and there were several posted on the board there.
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Sedgemoor Market straight off the M5 (map of directions on their website) - they have a lot of orphan lambs for sale at the moment (91 last week) at a range of prices. I think they start selling at 12pm on a Saturday.
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Preloved, local auction marts - ours has a spare lamb register so yours may have something similar, lamb bank, farmingads.
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Somerset Smallholders Association. They have a local Mendip group.
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Lamb bank, haven't heard if that before, will take a look right away. Thank you.
Somerset mendip area ( very edge) Glastonbury area.
Hello from Pilton :wave: :wave: :wave:
Sorry can't help with lambs at the mo but as I'm so close PM me you number and I will let you know ASAP if I am offered any (have been every year so far ;D )
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Lamb bank, haven't heard if that before, will take a look right away. Thank you.
Somerset mendip area ( very edge) Glastonbury area.
Hello from Pilton :wave: :wave: :wave:
Sorry can't help with lambs at the mo but as I'm so close PM me you number and I will let you know ASAP if I am offered any (have been every year so far ;D )
If you are coming over to get some from me - you could always take more if I have them. :)
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Sounds like a plan! ;D
Can you PM me as soon as you know how much for each lamb so's I can budget accordingly :eyelashes: :eyelashes: :eyelashes: :sheep: :sheep: :sheep:
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Pmd. :)